Q: Is 42,158,536 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,158,536 is a composite number.

Why is 42,158,536 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 42,158,536 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 752,831 1,505,662 3,011,324 5,269,817 6,022,648 10,539,634 21,079,268 and 42,158,536, with no remainder.

Since 42,158,536 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,158,536, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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